Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Office of Public Relations and Marketing recently won 11 awards during the Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA) 2022 State Conference on July 27th-29th in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
TCPRA – an alliance of communicators across the state representing public and private colleges and universities, technical schools, technology centers, and community colleges – awarded gold, silver, and bronze distinctions in various writing, design, publication, and photography categories. More than 250 entries were received for the contest period between April 2021 and April 2022.
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The University’s public relations and marketing office captured the following awards:
- Gold Award – Speech/First Person Writing.
- Gold Award – Radio Advertisement/PSA.
- Gold Award – Specialty Item.
- Silver Award – Digital Ad, Single.
- Silver Award – Spot Photography.
- Silver Award – Media Relations Campaign.
- Silver Award – Postcard/Invitation.
- Bronze Award – News Writing.
- Bronze Award – College Promotional Video.
- Bronze Award – Post Card/Invitation.
- Bronze Award – Digital Ad, Series.
The APSU Office of Public Relations and Marketing staff includes Bill Persinger, executive director; Jana Gilbert, director of projects and printing; Ellen Harmon, director of marketing; Charles Booth, director of communication; Lori Moore, business manager; Rollow Welch, assistant director for design; Hannah Eden, IT campus webmaster; Grayson Nicholson, social media specialist; Beth Rates, graphic designer; David Johnson, graphic designer; Sean McCully, photography and video coordinator; Brian Dunn, university editor/writer; and Jacob Culwell, web content assistant.
The Govs Print (Printing Services) staff include Matthew Hemby, print shop supervisor, and Landon Stinson, graphics print specialist.
